At 8.00pm police officers were called to the Northbound carriageway of the M40 between Junction 4 (High Wycombe) and Junction 3 (Loudwater) following a report that multiple vehicles had collided with a pedestrian.

Sadly the pedestrian, a white man in his mid twenties, died at the scene.

Investigating officer Sgt Dominic Mahon of Roads policing based at Amersham police station said: ‘We would like to appeal to anyone who was driving on either the north or southbound carriageways of the M40 between Junctions six and two at around 8.00pm to contact police.

We are still in the process of identifying the victim. He is a white man, believed to be Polish, aged approximately in his twenties. He was wearing a black jacket, dark jeans and white canvas trainers.

Anyone who recognises the victim from this description or who has information about this incident is asked to contact us on 101 quoting reference number 1467 (10/12).

If you don’t want to speak directly to police you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. No personal details are taken, information is not traced or recorded and you will not go to court.‘